Carsplus Handheld is the tablet-based operations app used by auction staff on the yard — from bidder registration and signature capture to running the auction, printing testsheets, and clearing vehicles at the gate. The next generation is being rebuilt from the ground up on a modern stack.
Already a customer running the current Handheld? Nothing changes — the existing yard app stays live and supported until Handheld 2.0 is ready. Get in touch if you need access.
Handheld replaces clipboards, paper testsheets, and back-office data entry with real-time capture at the point of activity. It's built for the yard manager, the auctioneer's clerk, the workshop coordinator, and the gate officer — not the head office.
Register walk-in bidders in seconds — account lookup by licence, name, or account number, with an on-screen signature captured directly on the tablet. No paper, no post-hoc data entry.
Drive the catalogue in real time — record gavel outcomes, adjust lot details on the fly, and keep the sale ledger in sync with the CarsPlus back office as each lot falls.
Complete the mechanical, body, and glass inspection on the tablet and send the testsheet straight to a networked printer with matching barcode labels — ready to hang on the vehicle before the next lot arrives.
Issue gate passes at pickup, confirm the buyer's signature, and log the vehicle out of the yard — with the release recorded against the sale automatically.
Move vehicles between zones with a tap, run a physical stocktake by location, and answer "where is that car?" without a walk across the yard.
Multi-page buyer declarations with signatures, freight terms, and pickup summaries — including NSW and CMA variants — generated as PDF and stored against the sale.
Book vehicles into the workshop, track technician capacity, and hand jobs off to the yard when they're ready to sell — all from the same device.
Decode VINs in the yard to prefill make, model, series, and variant — with cascading lookups powered by the CarsPlus vehicle database and Glass's data.
Handle retail and negotiated sales alongside auction lots, then generate payment advice for settlement — all through the same yard-friendly interface.
Handheld is browser-based — no app store install, no MDM headaches. It runs on any iPad or Android tablet with a modern browser, and works with the barcode and testsheet printers you already have on site.
The existing yard app is still live for current customers. Reach out and we'll get you set up while Handheld 2.0 is in build.